ESPN - Sources: New York Yankees acquire Nick Swisher from Chicago White Sox
Interesting...Kenny must have given up his "grinder" mission?
Interesting...Kenny must have given up his "grinder" mission?
White Sox Trade Swisher to Yankees
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Didn't the Sox bench Nick Swisher at the end of the season?
ESPN - Sources: New York Yankees acquire Nick Swisher from Chicago White Sox
ESPN - Sources: New York Yankees acquire Nick Swisher from Chicago White Sox
That's all the freaking Yankees needed. Another guy who can barely hit his weight
I don't understand the trade, this guy isn't going to fill in for Abreu in Right. The Yankees have more outfielders then a Fantasy Owner knows what to do with.
Not to mention he was having problems with the Chicago media.
For the love of God, there has to be more to this trade. We bought high on Swisher, and not we are selling low? That's very unlike Kenny Williams.
I'm disappointed. Despite his season, I liked Swisher. I assume this means we'll be keeping Dye unless we're planning a huge change.
Regardless of who was involved, that was beyond stupid on the Yankees' part. Even if they shipped Betemit off in the deal, they got nothing out of it to make it worthwhile.
They got a switch hitter with 30 HR potential who can play 4 positions.
We got a utility player who doesn't get on base 29% of the time. If Betemit is our opening day 3B, I am actually going to cry. I really will.
Swisher is a career .244 batter with 100 HR's.
If this is a sign of what the Yankees are going to do this offseason, i may be sick.
They got enough guys to hit the ball out of the country. They need to find some guys that can hit .300 year in and year out so it's not all solo shots. I thought Robinson Cano was this person but last year led me to a different opinion. Hopefully he bounces back.
And his career OPS is over .800 and that was with the vast majority of his career being in a pitcher's park.
He's not going to any All Star games, but he's versatile, signed for 3 more years, and is not expensive.
They gave up WILSON BETEMIT for him. They bought low. The White Sox just acquired a worse version of Juan Uribe for Nick Swisher, whom they traded their farm team for last winter.
The White Sox got freaking ripped off. The only way this makes sense to me is if they plan on making a splash in free agency.
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So basically the white sox traded Ryan Sweeney, Gio Gonzalez, Fautino De Los Santos, and Kaneoka Texiera
for
Jhonny Nunez
Jeff Marquez
and Wilson Betemit
for
Jhonny Nunez
Jeff Marquez
and Wilson Betemit
Batting average is an overrated statistic. Swisher gets on base over 35% of the time. That will help stop solo home runs. That was why he was brought to Chicago.
I completely agree with you there. :wink: It still doesn't make sense to me though. If the Yankees needed any kind of position player, a guy who hits .300 was what they needed. First they needed to address starting pitching and this definitely was not addressing that issue.
Here's what Rotoworld thinks:
"We still think Betemit can be an adequate regular, but this is a great trade for the Yankees. Three pieces they had little use for in return for a possible 30-homer guy still in his prime. Swisher was quite a disappointment while hitting .219 for the White Sox last season, but he still had 24 homers and 82 walks in 497 at-bats. If he bounces back to .260 or so, he's a well above average regular. Plus, he gives the Yankees plenty of flexibility. He should be penciled in at first base for now, but he can shifted to right or center if the Yankees go and get that other Teixeira fellow."
"It's pretty bad that the White Sox actually had to throw in a minor league reliever just to come up with Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez. Texeira just about cancels out Nunez in the deal. The 22-year-old had a 1.33 ERA and 21 saves between Single-A Winson-Salem and Double-A Birmingham last season. His stuff is unexceptional, but he could surface as a middle reliever."
"We still think Betemit can be an adequate regular, but this is a great trade for the Yankees. Three pieces they had little use for in return for a possible 30-homer guy still in his prime. Swisher was quite a disappointment while hitting .219 for the White Sox last season, but he still had 24 homers and 82 walks in 497 at-bats. If he bounces back to .260 or so, he's a well above average regular. Plus, he gives the Yankees plenty of flexibility. He should be penciled in at first base for now, but he can shifted to right or center if the Yankees go and get that other Teixeira fellow."
"It's pretty bad that the White Sox actually had to throw in a minor league reliever just to come up with Wilson Betemit, Jeff Marquez and Jhonny Nunez. Texeira just about cancels out Nunez in the deal. The 22-year-old had a 1.33 ERA and 21 saves between Single-A Winson-Salem and Double-A Birmingham last season. His stuff is unexceptional, but he could surface as a middle reliever."
Here's what Rob Neyer says about it:
"If you look at Swisher's .219 batting average this year, you'd think he had a lousy season. You'd be right. But even more, it was an unlucky season. Swisher's walk percentage, his strikeout percentage, his line-drive percentage … they were all right in line with his career norms. So what happened? He just hit too many atom (as in, "at 'em") balls. Sometimes this happens, though usually not to Swisher's extreme degree. Just watch. Next year, if he's healthy, he'll hit .250 and score 100 runs."
Is Nunez better than Teixiera? No.
Is Marquez even a prospect anymore? Debatable. Probably not.
So Swisher for Betemit? Umm, what?
"If you look at Swisher's .219 batting average this year, you'd think he had a lousy season. You'd be right. But even more, it was an unlucky season. Swisher's walk percentage, his strikeout percentage, his line-drive percentage … they were all right in line with his career norms. So what happened? He just hit too many atom (as in, "at 'em") balls. Sometimes this happens, though usually not to Swisher's extreme degree. Just watch. Next year, if he's healthy, he'll hit .250 and score 100 runs."
Is Nunez better than Teixiera? No.
Is Marquez even a prospect anymore? Debatable. Probably not.
So Swisher for Betemit? Umm, what?
If Nick Swisher is in the starting lineup for the Yankees next season I will be disapointed. If they plan to use him as a bench player and it was him for Betemit not a big deal.